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Severe tongue injury in an adolescent with epilepsy: A case report
Author(s) -
Cerqueira Daniella Ferraz,
Vieira áurea Simone Barrôso,
Maia Lucianne Copie,
Sweet Eric
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2007.tb00339.x
Subject(s) - medicine , epilepsy , tongue , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , medical emergency , pediatrics , psychiatry , pathology
Epilepsy and other neurological disorders can have profound social, physical and psychological consequences, especially when they begin in childhood. Moreover, seizure episodes may cause fractures, burns, head injuries and oral injuries. This report presents a case history of an adolescent with a severe tongue injury related to epileptic seizures and outlines the proposed treat‐ment, which included use of a maxillary silicone bite guard that allowed healing of the tongue injury within a few months.